Unabomber Posted 25 January 2013 Posted 25 January 2013 Ok, so my healthy January has been going well, cutting down on fatty foods, red meat and alcohol, doing more exercise and snacking on nuts and berries instead of cheese, crisps and biscuits, I've lost some weight as my trousers are noticeably looser, and a few people have commented that I'm looking better... ...but this week I have had no energy, my stamina in the gym was down, my muscles feeling tight and I just had no energy playing football last night despite planning my pasta meal 4 hours before kick off and having energy drinks ready, I think I have had at least one nap every day this week. What can I do to keep the energy levels up whilst still losing weight? Increasing calories slightly, and coffee would help.
Captain... Posted 25 January 2013 Posted 25 January 2013 Lost half a stone in a week, boom Well the way you're going you won't be gaining any pounds soon
FoxyPV Posted 25 January 2013 Posted 25 January 2013 Take up a good heroin or crack habit and watch the weight fall off. If you'd any balls you'd do it.
I am Rod Hull Posted 25 January 2013 Posted 25 January 2013 Lost half a stone in a week, boom The Lamby diet..... Lose all your money on 8 fold football bets, you`ll be left with nothing for food and have to walk everywhere because you cant afford bus fare
Unabomber Posted 25 January 2013 Posted 25 January 2013 Well the way you're going you won't be gaining any pounds soon
Bryn Posted 25 January 2013 Posted 25 January 2013 Ok, so my healthy January has been going well, cutting down on fatty foods, red meat and alcohol, doing more exercise and snacking on nuts and berries instead of cheese, crisps and biscuits, I've lost some weight as my trousers are noticeably looser, and a few people have commented that I'm looking better... ...but this week I have had no energy, my stamina in the gym was down, my muscles feeling tight and I just had no energy playing football last night despite planning my pasta meal 4 hours before kick off and having energy drinks ready, I think I have had at least one nap every day this week. What can I do to keep the energy levels up whilst still losing weight? Sounds like you're not eating regularly enough to me, eating four hours before playing football probably meant you didn't eat for 6-7 hours, try eating every three hours. Could also be linked to your post gym intake. Following exercise you want a quickly accessible form of energy - something light and easily digestible, this is a great time for fruit, get those natural sugars on board when your body is depleted. This should be ASAP following your exercise. This should be followed about 40-60 minutes later by a full, well balanced meal. Lots of protein for muscle repair, balanced starchy carbs to sustain you during the afterburn, plenty of veg for nutrients and fibre.
Leicfox Posted 12 April 2013 Posted 12 April 2013 Don't take anything un-natural if that makes sense. I've heard good things about the Grenade fat burner, best used in conjunction with plenty of exercise (and obviously a decent diet) I never bothered with the T5's, I tried Raspberry Ketone Plus instead and they're great. The weight is dropping off but obliviously in conjunction with my strict diet and regularly albeit light exercise routine. Here's a diet programme a friend posted on facebook which he says has lost him 3 stone at present so I thought I'd share it here. I haven't tried it myself as I've found the right balance for myself that works. but he swears by it.
Carl the Llama Posted 12 April 2013 Posted 12 April 2013 One slice of dry toast for breakfast? I'll stay fat, ta.
Tempwan Yierban Posted 12 April 2013 Posted 12 April 2013 I'd lost 8lbs, but have put 3lbs back on very quickly since having a few beers. Giving up drinking in a few weeks up until when the twins are born. Want to be down to 12 stone before they are born but I don't think its going to happen.
Tempwan Yierban Posted 12 April 2013 Posted 12 April 2013 Eat less and excercise more - Simples That's how I dropped 8lbs, but then the weight just stopped coming off. I've definitely put on a little bulk in terms of muscle to some areas though, so that may be a factor.
SystonFox Posted 1 June 2013 Posted 1 June 2013 I've heard of it. I'll give it a go when my knee is better
Webbo Posted 1 June 2013 Posted 1 June 2013 I'm trying a new diet to try and lose a bit of weight before my holiday. One of my customers recommended it. She called it the 5 and 2 diet. Basically for 2 days a week, not necessarily consecutively, you fast, meaning you eat less than 600 calories all day. For the rest of the week you can eat as you normally do. I only started this week and I've lost 2 pounds.
MooseBreath Posted 1 June 2013 Posted 1 June 2013 I'm trying a new diet to try and lose a bit of weight before my holiday. One of my customers recommended it. She called it the 5 and 2 diet. Basically for 2 days a week, not necessarily consecutively, you fast, meaning you eat less than 600 calories all day. For the rest of the week you can eat as you normally do. I only started this week and I've lost 2 pounds. BBC did a tv programme on this and since then lots of people at work have tried it, some with great success.
theessexfox Posted 1 June 2013 Posted 1 June 2013 I'm trying a new diet to try and lose a bit of weight before my holiday. One of my customers recommended it. She called it the 5 and 2 diet. Basically for 2 days a week, not necessarily consecutively, you fast, meaning you eat less than 600 calories all day. For the rest of the week you can eat as you normally do. I only started this week and I've lost 2 pounds. Heard it on the radio a while back, sounds decent.
Unabomber Posted 1 June 2013 Posted 1 June 2013 I'm trying a new diet to try and lose a bit of weight before my holiday. One of my customers recommended it. She called it the 5 and 2 diet. Basically for 2 days a week, not necessarily consecutively, you fast, meaning you eat less than 600 calories all day. For the rest of the week you can eat as you normally do. I only started this week and I've lost 2 pounds. Very bad idea, on the days you eat less than 600 calories you aren't getting the macronutrients and micronutrients that you need. I had had a lot of success with intermittent fasting, which is where you fast for say 16 hours and then have a 8 hour "window" during which you eat your calories for the day, in doing this you don't get hungry but you are still in a calorie deficit.
One Legged Beaver Posted 2 February 2014 Posted 2 February 2014 I've started a diet since the beginning of the year and am very surprised at how fast the weight is coming off. I'm 6 ft 2 and weighed 16 and a half stone coming into the new year, so thought I should lose some weight, and I've already shed 2 and a half stone and am on the verge of being the ideal weight already after only one month. Not sure if that rapid a weight loss is particularly healthy though.
Bryn Posted 2 February 2014 Posted 2 February 2014 That's a dramatic weight loss. The problem is more that whatever you're doing to lose that much weight probably isn't sustainable, as soon as you resume a normal diet your body will prefer to store as much fat as it can.
One Legged Beaver Posted 2 February 2014 Posted 2 February 2014 I'm following the Dukan diet at the moment which gradually brings back the less healthy food categories back into my diet, such as starchy foods etc, over a prolonged period of time, should roughly be about half a year for the weight I've lost, once I get to my desired weight to prevent just putting the weight straight back on so hopefully that shouldn't be a problem. And I'm still consuming the recommended 2,000 calories a day, it's just mainly protein, oatbran with 0% fat greek yoghurt, veg and a vitamin tablet a day with a lot of water.
FoxLAD Posted 2 February 2014 Posted 2 February 2014 Anyone tried the Insanity Workout? Or heard of it? I've had ago at it.. didn't have enough time to finish tho. I was sweating and aching like no tomorrow.. then they guy said that was only the warm up!!
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